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Welcome everybody to the first meeting of two thousand and fifteen of the airport
commission. Would you please call the roll Christina.
Commissioner. Here commissioner fores air commissioner Munoz.
Commissioner Purvis here Commissioner shoemaker present commissioners in CO here
Chairman Greg are here. And as everybody had
a chance to read the minutes. Of
their any dish and corrections the minutes from the commission.
Will move proveable. Their second. Been Moved by commissioners I go
and seconded by Commissioner for scale the roll call police. Commissioner
approved commissioner fours OK. Missionary Munoz.
Mission or purpose of. Mission or shoemaker present. Let's pass
a. Meeting her think oh I. Am Chairman
I. OK I will move on considerations two thousand and fifteen
rates and fees adjustments for Mr go down. Happy New Year in good
evening So following up to our last minute meeting where moving right along the
last meeting we introduced the topic of adjusting the rates and fees and just again
I think it's always great to have
a refresher in two thousand and seven the commission recommended that airport staff
bring an adjustment based off the San Francisco to the Commission on an annual
basis. In addition to bringing the adjustment based on the C.P.I.
To the commission airport staff traditionally poles comparables from regional
airports that we try to find like facilities and like amenities to make adequate
comparables to. The process we evaluate and consider the
adjustment and through that we pull comparables and estimate that the the
adjustment would be two point four percent based on the San Francisco C.P.I.
. We introduced the item traditionally at the end of the year somewhere around
December which we did this year to the commission just to get it on the
commission's radar and we also started publishing information to the airport and
that's airport business is that again we're reviewing periodic rate adjustments for
the airport aircraft hangars that are owned by the city of Salinas. We
provide
a recommendation in January following the inner duction of the item in December we
share
a fine means in the recommendation from the airport commission following this meeting
will disseminate to the airport tenants the recommendation airport commission.
Following following the commission's recommendation we immediately started dancing
that item to City Council for approval. This year we anticipate the
adjustment will be effective in March or April it just really depends on the timing
of the item making in front of city council.
We poll this is one of the easier ways to pull the C.P.I.
a State of California has
a calculator where you can just put in the months that your value weighting which
we have valuate from the February prior to the adjustment so we're evaluating from
February two thousand and fourteen back to February two thousand and thirteen so
that's
a period that we are evaluating the adjustment to apply for the two thousand and
fifteen rates this is the same. Percent increase based off of twenty fourteen so
two point four percent was last year and it's actually the same this year. The
other way I mean there's several other ways to do this you can do
a rough calculation Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes. The
C.P.I.
Adjustments every two months and so we can actually poll those numbers and do
a calculation so we can get the number for February and then start dividing that
multiply in it and come up with two point four percent and this year it was pretty
much exactly the same. From doing it manually versus the calculator so there wasn't
really any difference in the calculation. You can see over here on the right hand
side where it says beginning index value so the beginning index value is February
two thousand and thirteen to two forty two point six seven seven and then February
twenty fourth teen is two four eight point six one five So those are the numbers
that we're evaluating. What we did differently this year
was and you do have
a spreadsheet in your package was in your package last last month in the same
spreadsheet was in the package this month and it list off all of. All of
the facilities that we have valuate So we took for example our airport and we came
up with the November row of hangers and we said our November of hangers which is
the top right picture is
a box hanger and if you went to Watsonville airport and found
a box hanger very similar size with same amenities same electrical same sliding
doors we want to know if you went over there what would you pay for that facility
so when you look at your spreadsheet you go across it to the right so you can see
the Salinas November row here. Is the same an equivalent to the Michael in the
hangar over a Watsonville which is the same as
a Juliet hanger over Reed Hillview which is the same as the box hangar at Hayward
Excedrin. So you can see when when we calculate the cost per square foot per month
at Salinas we're paying twenty three cents
a square foot as compared to Watsonville where they're paying forty seven cents
a square foot and read Hillview fifty one Hayward thirty three based off of the
airports that with Al you waited in the local region with like facilities like
amenities we are now the lowest in the region. Any any
questions on on the spreadsheet.
So here we have our twenty fourteen. Rinse it or paid with the
new proposed twenty fifteen Rense and you can see on the right hand column the
difference for the majority of our hangar facilities which primarily house
a one seventy two or one eighty two or
a very small twin sized aircraft the the adjustments going to be somewhere around
four to five dollars some case it's three some cases at six so you know average
about forty five dollars is the increase per month. What I would what I want to
know about Watsonville airport which is our most come similar comparable airport.
They have done they've gone through over the last three years our rent alignment
where they have taken. Their rents and they're trying to align them with airports
closer up in the Bay Area so with Apollo Alto and. San Carlos and
a few other airports are trying to make their rents more similar to that which
they're going to be higher just because those airports rents are higher also so
over the course of three years they are adjusting their rents approximately twenty
five to twenty eight percent increase so it'll be about us eight percent
close to nine percent each year two of them line their rents with the Bay Area
airports this is something very similar that we underwent in two thousand and seven
where we tried to realign our rents to be more equipment to other airports and to
try and bring the lower rate hangars up to
a rate that is closer to the higher rate facilities so this is something that we
did. Several years back.
Just as the steps that we took after last month as I went and met with. And
presented this item to. Presented the item to the folks that were in attendance
and primarily I would say in most of the accepted. The course of action that we
were recommending taking
a few of the comments were. Not so much with with the hanger INS when they
understood what it is that they're pained here at Salinas and what what the options
are what the alternatives are that much higher rents at other facilities. I don't
think that there were very many arguments over the fact that we are continuing with
the process that we established in two thousand and seven there were some questions
on hangar meant hanger maintenance which were very minor such as sweeping taxi
lanes and. Items like that we go out and address immediately the next day of so and
brings it to our attention so there was one one tenant in particular that said well
you know I have sand in front of my anger and I'd like you guys to go and take care
of that so we brought our sweeper out and we swept pretty much the entire north
side of the airport to ensure that we're meeting the needs in the expectations of
the customers. With that is that is my report we still
stand with that we recommend moving forward with the two point four percent
adjustment for the hangar rents and if the commission is so moved this will advance
up to city council for final approval thank you Bret any questions or comments from
the commission. Creches or comments from the
public. If not I'm open for
a motion. So move what. Approval
OK. OK move by Commissioner fours and seconded by commissioners and Coker of the
roll call police. Commissioner of Sony. Commissioner
forth I made sure Munoz commissioner Purvis
a perfect commissioner shoemaker I. Used commissioners and Co I
chair McGregor I. Motion passes.
And you'll let us know when it's gone before the Commission or the council rather I
will do will be sending no public notices to all the tenants we. Also I just want
to let the commission know I never discourage any one of the tenets from coming to
the meetings and actively engaged and promote them to come to the meetings if they
have issues with. The direction that staff for the commission is moving to have
them come and voice her opinion so this is this is
a good sign. Nobody nobody came here will move on to the A.O.P.
a Regional flyin for two thousand and fifteen how right. We finally get to know so
I'm just going to say that we have
a O P A and it's coming to Salinas on May sixteenth I know last month we were kind
of dancing around the issue it wasn't anything that we could necessarily go public
with. I want to make sure everyone knows that the city attorney is here we do have
an agreement that we're bringing forth in front of the commission so if there is
questions on the agreement which the city attorney has already reviewed he is here
for you to ask any questions. Really the item before the commission
is
a recommendation of the agreement between the city of Salinas and A O P A. To
actually have the the event at the airport this this agreement process will
run very similar to what what happens with the airshow where we develop agreement
for the party which is
a O P A to come on to the airport and have access to the facilities such as the
runways the ramps the taxi ways and other facilities as needed.
And we will have
a second component of the agreement which will have anything that deals with city
streets or permit ing with regards to having concessions come on the airfield so
that way the city can collect any sales taxes or anything of that manner so.
Tonight we have the agreement between the airport in A.O.P.
A and come in later as it is finalized and we work through the city process the
permit to have potential street closures or traffic control will bring that before
the commission just for an item to review its It isn't an item that necessarily
comes on and if the commission's purview but will go ahead and supply it to just so
you're aware what's happening at the airport to. Here here on the slide just
a follow up the process we submitted the are back in September A.O.P.
a Come to the came to the airport on November nineteenth. We were selected out of
over forty airports four to be the west coast then certain west coast stop I
believe there's about eight to ten other airports that were competing for the West
Coast
a total of somewhere around forty five airports submitted just to have the fly and
come to the airport. In twenty fifteen which was just about last week or
two weeks ago A.O.P.
Finally announced on the fly and sites for twenty fifteen and A.O.P.
a Pilot if any of you are members of
a they published the article that I put on up there on the diocese for you and this
is the type of publication and advertisement that we can anticipate seen throughout
the rest of the year you will see Salinas in their publications even though our
event is in May they will be wrapping up advertise and publication through
a O P A through printed material through other media as to get the word out to.
A.O.P. Members come out to Salinas and visit the A.O.P.
Fly him so. The next steps in part of
a secure in moving forward with a OK would be to execute the agreement get
a recommendation from the commission tonight for the agreement that you have before
you and then work through the special use permit through. The city of Salinas
we've already which all the commissions commissions are welcome to you Should you
might have received invite If not we'll go ahead and make sure that the invite is
includes all the commissioners on Feb third at ten AM We're having
a kickoff meeting with A.O.P.
They will be present they are flying out from the East Coast to discuss the event
with the major stakeholders their expectations our expectations and more or less to
get the stakeholders thinking about the event in different manner they really want
to bring each stakeholder strength to the A O P A and make sure people are situated
in roles and responsibilities where they're best suited. And through this
discussion there might be something that maybe one of the commissioners have
thought of that no one else thought of and they want to bring those ideas out for
the betterment of the fly and so I will make sure that if you haven't received the
invite you'll be invited to come to that meetings February third Feb third
at ten am. At the airport restaurant.
Now more more specifically focus in on on the agreement just to kind of break down
some of the more highlights of the agreement. The premise is one of the things that
we will focus on heavily where those A.O.P. Have access and where they don't. A.O.P.
Will be providing us
a site plan and the site plan will require the airport managers sign off for their
access as of right now we do not anticipate closing down any runways we will have
some taxiways closed down to accommodate parking and general traffic flow within
the parking areas for camping and maybe
a few other items such as displays and vendor areas and all of this is being
coordinated through the stakeholders through the airport businesses so everyone is
aware of what's happening. And want to no one should know specifically that it
excludes the sale of alcohol alcoholic beverages there won't be the sale of any and
alcohol at this event so there is
a difference from the air show. Or are you.
A OK will not be allowing any alcohol as part of the event. I think something about
pilots and alcohol. But.
Yeah I mean that they might encourage they might encourage. Off airport.
Activities but part of this agreement will not allow the sale of alcohol. The term
is made eleven to twenty F.
We have to recognize that their takes time for the event to be set up and so we're
providing Apple time for them to set up on the ramp areas and within other
facilities to accommodate the event and we allow them several days to tear down the
event. With with knowing that these are mainly ramp areas in we're not having
runways closed down the runways will not be impacted except for operations landing
and takeoff. They have an insurance we have an insurance requirement in there
which is two million dollars combined Singha limit and two million for injury and
property damage. There's identification for the license or on paragraph
thirteen which is standard and then the really venue and attorney fees are
something we don't focus on that we have to understand A.O.P.
A is from. Mentor sorry Frederick Maryland and so we want to
capture and make sure that if the event that this does go to court for some odd
reason that the venue will be in Monterey California and that the prevailing party
shall pay shall be entitled to read reasonable attorney fees and costs so those
were the highlights I don't know Chris was if there's anything else that you want
to highlight within that agreement that maybe you read to. So many and then
questions. Commissioner now. In that I know we
budget the fifteen thousand dollars for the air show so that we have that and now
fifty and an additional fifteen thousand dollars for this is this this and this
isn't
a wise or saw you have otherwise we're perfectly fine. I am I'm setting aside fifteen
thousand dollars to actually assist with the OF and it doesn't mean that I'm going
to go and spend fifteen thousand dollars on the event. Every dollar we spend is
a dollar that we don't have in the enterprise fund so we will watch those funds and
sure that they're spent appropriately. Which are purpose you know I've noted I
would read as I was reading through this it was a O P P A's going to do this A.O.P.
Is going to do that there's only one portion and hear words we're talking about
mutually doing something that's
a concession stands and parking. Have you taught to any of the other.
I like to know who had who had theirs and see if there is
a need. If there was any problem between the airport and P.A.
I went to the Chino event and I used to work at Chino and so my my old boss and
supervisors were there and so I had time to discuss the event with them and from
a even standpoint it ran really smoothly really reaches out to. Out to their
association members and volunteers to come and assist with the event which we have
to recognize that
a lot of the sofa members the ninety nine. In other associations are
members. Of A O P A So the people that we have working the event
are very familiar with running the events so we stand back as much as possible in
LA A.O.P.
a To direct how they would like their event ran very similar to how we operate the
air so we ensure that basic safety is met that they are violating any rules or
regulations are violating anything with within the permit and. The basic
other requirements of the agreement so it will run very very similarly my bosses
said that they didn't have any issues with it A.O.P.
Was very responsive and it was
a very professional. Thank you and
a question from the commissioners gracious from the public. And there is no action
required on this tonight or. Yes we're asking the commission to reckon recommend
the item advance to the city council OK I'd like to move that we can advance this
to see the council with a recommendation to approve. Movies or
a second. Question for observing more discussion. Yes.
Yes Yes The airport will not shut down there will be special arrival and departure
procedures which we've already had meetings with the F.A.A. And with A.O.P.
A and there are to develop in those procedures we should have
a I believe A O P A should be receiving a draft procedure tomorrow from the F.A.A.
So they're already on this it's it's not
a day that you want to go into touch and go's at the airport so. Just to kind of
give the commission an idea the peak hour of operations will most likely happen ten
am Saturday morning and we can expect an arrival about every twenty seconds coming
into the airport so. The air space the region will be extremely busy.
Trying to accommodate the amount of traffic coming in for this
a bit. Any other questions or there's Mr Force.
Who's going to be providing the security for that
a good. Working with the air show and they'll probably be
a private contractor there assisting Otherwise we'll have seen
a speedy might have. Have
a presence there at the event we've already as part of the permitting process for
that we're working through the city Salinas we've already had
a roundtable discussion with fire with permit in with with police and several
other constituents within the city and the police department is deciding whether or
not we need
a presence there based on the clientele that's coming in for this event the
majority of them will be members of the association and the fact that alcohol will
not be served at the Savannah so a lot of the problems just by having members of
a known your own association show up and selling alcohol alleviates the need of
having
a police presence like you do other special purpose it does bring up another point
it says in here though that they are in charge of this it carry. On but are we
going to have to pay our policemen or our. People around here to do it
what I envision if if we bear any costs it would be similar to what we do with the
air show where we assist with in kind services if we need to go and spend dollars
it would be to reimburse the city of Salinas that's why again the idea of not
having to have
a presence there is. Is good when we look at the bottom line. Now
there are questions. I might also add that this is much smaller of in the New Year
show than it's one day that's correct and the only time where we'd have your craft
and dip might be an attractive nuisance would be Friday night. The only known
correction and it is one they haven't but A.O.P.
A will have activities running the Friday the day before they really want to
encourage participants to show up
a day early to help alleviate that congestion that we can expect on Saturday so
they'll be running a rusty pilot seminar we anticipate hopefully having
a golf tournament over at the golf course. A barbecue maybe some live music and
there will be onsite camping on the airport for those who choose to do that. How
many airplanes do you think we're going to get
a pay wants us to be able to accommodate four hundred aircraft and up to one
thousand vehicles where are we going to put four hundred fifty airplanes four
hundred aircraft will fit on we have three parking areas identified the main ramp
taxiway Delta which is on the east side of runway one three three one which is
where camping will also be and then we have taxiway papa that runs out towards the
south which is over by Potts painting where the read that once are if you've seen
the map it's the old runway one four three two Yeah so we can easily accommodate
four hundred aircraft with those three parking areas.
The twelve acre parcel of the front which is known as the core area will be where
the air automobile parking will be. Or your or other questions
measure force just
a follow up on the security issue on the campaign overnight will there be security
during the that's correct overnight period A.L.K.
Will have
a security personnel there at the especially for the overnight and securing their
booths overnight so. Have the questions comments.
Not to have the roll call please. Commissioner Sonya
I commissioner forth Hi Mr Munoz commissioner Purvis I
missioner Schumaker I think oh I share McGregor I.
Carry Mr go down you get to start on your reports. All right go to my reports we
have our operations feel close report. And if the commission
will look we have are in the year totals and your total for were twenty fourteen
For hundred low lead was one hundred in two thousand gallons. Which was better than
two thousand and thirteen in two thousand and twelve so for field loads we wound up
better and then for Jet A The total was four fifty five for
seventy five the running total for some reason is off. Probably by the thirty eight
thousand gallons so you that we fix we fix that for. After we've caught that it was
published so the bottom number underneath gallons of four and fifty five thousand
gallons is the the actual total. And then operations our operations wound up
better this year than last year we had
a total of or not last year but better than two thousand and twelve that's down
from last year which is fifty five thousand operations almost fifty six thousand
operations the one thing that we have been doing some research on this and I
think that we can attribute our operations bumping up at the end of the year and we
know that. The flight school business is down at
Salinas for aerodynamic aviation it's down but it's up over in Monterey and
the majority of the. The folks taking lessons actually fly over here to Salinas and
do touch and goes and approaches so even though. Even though our operations are
the sales are down at the airport the operations are are getting
a bum because they don't want to actually fly over at Monterey they'd rather come
out over here to something that's so it's kind of this this is given take any any
questions. Feel fluids or operations. Yes it's
kind of an odd little some odd anomaly here our operations are down.
Compared to last year compared to. November but our fuel is
there it's up. To running from still doesn't have the answer
you know because our hundred low lead you would see going into our flight schools.
Would be going to the flight schools which would attribute to. One hundred low lead
sales one the one thing that I can say that is different from two thousand and
thirteen in two thousand and fourteen for Jet A is this year at the airshow we had
the Thunderbirds which they don't pump any gas and last year we had the Patriots
which they take
a lot of gas and this coming year we have the Patriots coming back along with F.
And F. Twenty two F.
Eighteen so we can expect to see our jet
a kind of spike again for this coming airshow. Mr
Serrano. September twenty eighth twenty ninth I believe I'd have to look at my
calendar. I mean we confirm. And we confirm for you it's the last
weekend in September.
I. Know there is it's sorry twenty six twenty seven will be the the air show.
We will have the Patriot jet team which is which is jet team that we saw two years
ago they fly around those Black jets and then we will have an F.
Twenty two which is a jet and then we'll have a C.F.
Eighteen which is the Canadian Air Force F.
Eighteen Hornet. And then several other acts and displays that come along with it
in this year we should also see another spike in one hundred low that because of
the A.O.P.
Of most of the aircraft coming in for that are single engine piston aircraft that
will buy one hundred low that so it hopefully it'll balance out where it will see
both jet
a hundred low lead spike up this year. Yeah
they go F. Twenty two in C.F.
Eighteen. Any questions for the questions OK.
I have one one more thing it's not an agenda and I want to you go to the early.
Yesterday and there was we had on tucker out at the airport and he was working on
his every kids can fly program where he had thirty kids come in from either Rancho
C.L.O.
Or some other that risk school or community and he took the first thirty kids up
flying yesterday and Caspi W.
Came out to the airport and did
a spread on it so we want to go ahead and play this for you. Right.
Do it six and I every kid can fly it isn't
a motion on the Tuckers program to help after risk you and that's exactly what
happened today when thirty kids took to the skies and got
a taste of what is possible action is reported pretty Nielson as our story.
Rising into Salinas guys Rancho Philo Student Christian mercy is says he will never
forget this moment we are high in the sky over it believe it right now we are
obvious targets. In
a blink and only an employee. Was missing the good things to Sean B.
Tucker proud Salinas native and world renowned aerobatic pilot these kids are
under-served and they're providing me with our future and I believe no matter rich
or poor maybe been
a little bad like. Your dreams should be valid and were proven this in Salinas
California through every kid can fly Christian is one of thirty at risk teens
getting the chance to fly yelling outside their that means everybody's out of the
way not you'll see anybody right copilot clear clear yeah.
They're doing it with every kid can fly a program Tucker and
a sponsor it comes to your native with the National Young Eagles organization
Tucker is the chairman I love to get a kid's lunch now I want to help
a kid redefine themselves by facing their fears by pushing their boundaries by
giving them hope and we've got an airplane based in Salinas that I don't own these
kids through the on the Eagles plea to students can take it doesn't hours worth of
classes online. The very. Word he on.
Saturday for. The top seven students will win to go. My shit that'll pay for them
to learn how to fly so low they got hands on their land then I realized that all
moving about was because and this is
a great. Hope hopefully dozens more words like
a blow with you know I'm with you again for sure this that's no lie but that even
when it's Guy you'll think if you don't leave action you think. It's it was
a great story I sent the story out to the city manager and the city manager
and this is it's another way the airport provides
a positive impact of community and these are the things that we want to be doing in
and recognize that these are our strengths and and we should really appreciate the
asset that we have. We're going to talk about the short personal.
Yeah you know it's we talk about the short first. I was so excited for this.
Short Course the airport management Sort of course in Monterrey starts this
Saturday so is everyone attending. Oh OK you be there OK.
That's great because there is it was going to save us
a table so we can go there I think that most of the other airports are envious the
fact that our airport commission gets ago and and learn about aviation and airport
law and pertinent information current events so I'm excited to be there.
That's always
a great session on Monday I will be present in moderate uppers and they'll be
moderating the session. Reversion of facilities. Actually to my old bosses
on my panel and they'll be to discussing airport reversion and the applicant
delivery which should be
a very good session so if there's anything else that you guys need if if you see if
you feel that your schedule for frees up and you want to be there.
But in any questions on that. That are closer saith eight thirty
that's it. OK Any other. Comments
questions on that OK in the future agenda items. Seen and the
general public comments need comments do you want to say something I learned you
got to say something I'm sorry I missed the last few meetings and I'm better than I
want to thank you all for your work last year again wish you Happy New Year Thank
you Laurie. Any announcements. Well I think so
this from I know I think those last meeting we were talking about the Air C.E.O.
And wonder if we have the final numbers on it yet yes we do I think you're asking.
We finally got
a report yesterday morning actually the report came out so I want to report I have
a few numbers here for you guys. On the air show and its performance so gross
profit for the for the. Bridge profit. So gross profit was
seven hundred fifty eight thousand dollars their total expenses was six hundred
eighty four which brings their net income down to seventy six thousand dollars so
that's a net income after
a profit and the expenses for the show seventy six thousand dollars. When when you
account for the president's club pass through because they said they were going to
do this is one thing that they had to skip last year because the air show Lost last
money they're passing through forty two thousand dollars to local charities which
is which is great that we're able to contribute to the charities of this the
city so they had some other expenses for about fourteen thousand dollars which
brings their net income down to just under twenty thousand dollars as nine hundred
thousand nine hundred fifteen dollars that they profit this does not bring them
anywhere close to being out of the hole that's from from last year it's it's going
to be it's going to take them
a few years to climb their way out from their loss about
a one hundred fifty thousand last year so they're going to start chipping away at
it and this is this is good news that they were able to contribute to charities and
that even after that they still had money to start climbing their way out and with
the announcement that they will be having an air show this year and they have
a very robust list of performers that we can expect so.
Questions and thank you Bret thank you for being patient I was waiting just like
everyone else for the numbers that come in. The. Next meeting is Thursday
Feb twenty sixth. And with up meetings adjourned.